Not only did TE Pat Freiermuth come close to being drafted out of state, he nearly had to move to the other side of the country. Had the board broken a certain way on Day Two of the 2021 NFL Draft, Freiermuth would be a member of the Los Angeles Chargers.
Appearing on Christian Kuntz’s podcast in an episode released Thursday, Freiermuth says the Chargers tabbed him as their second round backup plan.
“I was gonna go to the Chargers at 46 if Asante Samuel Jr. wasn’t on the board,” Freiermuth told the show. “But he was and they drafted him.